Legal Opinion
Baker v. Corcoran
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 19, 2000No. 99-24PublishedCited by 251 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Wesley Eugene Baker appeals an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 1 in which he challenged his convictions and death sentence for the murder of Jane Tyson. See 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 2000). 2 The State cross-appeals an order of the district court denying its motion to dismiss Baker’s petition as untimely under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2263 (West Supp.2000), maintaining that the district court incorrectly ruled that Maryland has not satisfied the “opt-in” requirements of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2261(b), (c) (West Supp.2000). We…
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